We need ALL as an island to safeguard these important creatures given their role in pollinating many food crops and wild plants and their contribution to our food production and the diversity of our environment.

By planting the right type of flowers, plants and trees, we can provide a larder for honey bees and other pollinators, habitats for wildlife and the pollination provides food for us and other wildlife from birds to insects. So, by planting for bees everyone is a winner.

If you have the space, planting any type of fruit tree is perfect and trees such as maple, willow, black locust and sumac are also good food sources for bees and provide an early spring food source for bees.

We can all join the World of Bee campaign in our own garden but also wouldn’t it “bee fabulous” to also encourage organisations such as Farmers’ Union, potato growers, garden centers, schools, states departments and the local businesses to grow a variety pollen and nectar bearing flowers.

Can you think how you could put “Bees at the heart” of your Corporate Social Responsibility?